CM Punk Regains AEW World Championship At AEW All Out

CM Punk is once again AEW World Champion following AEW All Out.

After a roller coaster of a few weeks, the main event of AEW All Out saw Jon Moxley defend his undisputed AEW World Championship against CM Punk. The action spilled out of the ring early on with both competitors brawling in the crowd just long enough to make it back before being counted out.

CM Punk was busted open the hard way in the next phase of the match, which introduced plenty of blood to stain Punk’s white pants and the ring mat. As the back and forth broke down, Punk landed a GTS, but Moxley bounced off the ropes and landed on Punk for a beat. Punk hoisted Moxley up one more time and hit the GTS for the final pinfall.

During Punk’s celebration, the lights went out. An audio clip played revealing Tony Khan’s voice discussing the terms to bring someone back to AEW as The Joker at All Out. That someone would be none other than MJF, who made his return to a big pop. MJF ended the show by signaling that he wants what Punk has.

Check out the full recap of the match from our live coverage page below:

AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. CM Punk

Moxley flips Punk off. Punk quickly hits the GTS. The challenger takes the fight to the champion, and the match quickly spills into the crowd. Punk is in control, and he brings Moxley back to ringside. He slams Moxley into the steps. Moxley rallies by slamming Punk head-first into the ring post, and the blow busts the challenger open. Moxley punches Punk and opens up his wound. He continues to beat Punk up. The champion drills Punk with elbows to the head. He chops Punk in the corner. Punk rallies, but Moxley takes him down with a kneebreaker. He wrenches Punk’s surgically-repaired foot and stomps on his abdomen. He continues to grind the wound on Punk’s head. Punk rakes Moxley’s eye to escape a heel hook. The challenger flips off Mox, and the champion plans him with a piledriver.

Punk gains some breathing room by slamming Moxley shoulder-first onto the ring apron. He stomps on Moxley and locks in the Anaconda Vice, but the champion bites his way out. Punk slams Moxley, but the champion counters a diving elbow into a chokehold. He transitions and locks in the Bulldog Choke, but Punk escapes. He traps Punk in an ankle lock, but the challenger reaches the ropes. Punk springs to his feet and kicks Moxley, who fires back with a clothesline. Moxley escapes the GTS. The two competitors trade shots. Moxley reverses the GTS again and hits the Death Rider for a two count. He hits some hammer and anvil elbows before he locks in the Bulldog Choke. Punk rolls through, escapes, and hits the GTS. Moxley lands on Punk, apparently unconscious. Punk goes for another GTS, and Punk hits it for the win.

Winner and new AEW World Champion: CM Punk

Related: AEW All Out Results (9/4): CM Punk vs. Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho vs. Bryan Danielson